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1	Laws of Exponents
2	Laws of Exponents x^px^q = x ^{p + q} = x ^{p - q}
3	Laws of Exponents xy ^p= x ^py ^p x ^p = x ^p y y ^p x^{p q} = x ^pq
4	Expressions with Exponents Given an expression with an exponent, such as x ^p x is called the base p is called the exponent Example: 3⁴ base = 3, exponent = 4 3⁴ = 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 = 81
5	"x⁰" x⁰ = 1 x ¹ 0 x ^-^p = p > 0, x ¹ 0 x = or
6	Sample Problems